This is a smaller hotel but don't let that deter you. It has clean and neat rooms with friendly and helpful staff. The restaurant is really nice. Good breakfast and...
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This is a smaller hotel but don't let that deter you. It has clean and neat rooms with friendly and helpful staff. The restaurant is really nice. Good breakfast and open all day for sandwiches and sweets. I would never stay anywhere else in Ornskoldsvik!
510706, Ägare at Sure Hotel by Best Western Focus, responded to this review
Thank you for your feedback Scott, this is important to us! It was our pleasure to serve you and the guys during the event. Very Warm Welcome back for your next visit!
This is a quite basic hotel that offers cheap but good accommodation. Good, central location (you can't miss it, basically). The room was nothing special (as expected). Reasonably clean (although...
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This is a quite basic hotel that offers cheap but good accommodation. Good, central location (you can't miss it, basically). The room was nothing special (as expected). Reasonably clean (although far from "spotless"). Complimentary tea/coffee in the room is always a big plus. Nice bed. Quiet at night (since there's no bar/restaurant/anything in the vicinity). Good sleep quality overall. The breakfast was surprisingly varied, although the "standard coffee" served was a bit disappointing (an espresso machine would have been great). The hotel felt a bit "understaffed" (understandably so, they are obviously trying to keep their costs down). We were instructed to simply drop our keys in a box upon leaving. All in all, certainly not a bad choice for a few days in lovely Örnsköldsvik.
510706, Ägare at Sure Hotel by Best Western Focus, responded to this review
Thanks for your feedback Henrik85, this is important for us! Very warm welcome back! /Niclas
Basic hotel in decent location, a few things to note prior to booking
Oct 31, 2017
Sleep is important to me, and a TV blasting at five in the morning definitely places a wet blanket squarely over the rest of my week. It seems a previous...
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Sleep is important to me, and a TV blasting at five in the morning definitely places a wet blanket squarely over the rest of my week. It seems a previous guest had used the TV as an alarm clock, a function I didn’t even know existed. A note, or even better, to ensure it is off as part of the room cleaning checklist, would be a welcome change.
The room was tidy and clean enough except for some dust balls under the bed and a thick hair, which best case was a chest hair, on prominent display on the bathroom shelf.
This is the first trip I have decided not to pack shampoo and shower soap as I have not come across a single hotel in the last 10 years where this has not been provided, and of course this is what happened this time. There is a hand soap dispenser over the sink though.
Breakfast is offered in a cafe in the same building. As far as I could tell there was no warm breakfast to be had, and I could find two kinds of margarine but no butter. The cafe appears to have a religious affiliation as there are bible verses on the walls and promotional material in the literature racks.
If you don’t want to give away your facebook details to get wifi access make sure to ask for a code at reception, it is not on the info sheet provided at check-in.
When I booked there were several other similarly priced hotels to choose from. I don’t know how they compare, but I do know that at this price I expect a bit more from hotels in other cities in Sweden.
510706, Ägare at Sure Hotel by Best Western Focus, responded to this review
Dear David! Many thanks for the feedback, it's important for us to know how you experience your stay. I've read and will take actions about your comments. Welcome back! /Niclas, GM
Our redeemer in despair (with a dog and a car, which ran out of steam)
Jul 18, 2017
After our car broke down on the motorway and we got towed to "Vik" (like the tow truck fellow said), we kinda thought that finding a dog friendly hotel won't...
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After our car broke down on the motorway and we got towed to "Vik" (like the tow truck fellow said), we kinda thought that finding a dog friendly hotel won't be problem. But it was, until we found Hotell Focus. And even better, the location was perfect (in town centre), only short walk to a pizzeria, a grocery, bus stops - and the car repair shop at the Viktoria Esplanade. Spent there two nights in June 26-28, 2017.
Although the room was not large enough to fit in an extra bed for our daughter, we did not get bothered. The room was nice and clean, tea/coffee available, a fridge, clean bathroom, fresh towels, nice bed (TV? I don't even recall, if there was any, I bet there was, but we didn't pay attention to it). There was all we needed.
We really liked the guys at the reception; laid-back, with a witty sense of humour. They were very happy to find us an extra smart phone charger (our own one was in the car repair shop, of course), help us to find a free parking place for the second night (once we got the car back), make us a super breakfast bag ready for leaving super early (at 5 am) etc.. Thank a ton, dudes!
The breakfast, served at the "symbiotic" restaurant downstairs, was very tasty and plenty. Organic coffee, berries, fruits...
We love to sleep with an open window (for cool fresh air), unfortunately there was a road work going nearby which woke us up at 7am. Just a minor thing, and temporal.
A tip to the hotel: what would be good to have in a pet room is a water bowl.
So summa summarum: we were happy with our stay, the prize/experience -ratio was very balanced and after the first shock caused by the broken car, we were very happy to extend our holiday trip for two more days in "Vik". :-)
PS . Caution: there is a huge outlet for trekking stuff in Örnsköldsvik. We went there, a serious mistake: we spent there half a day and all our money... :-)
510706, Ägare at Sure Hotel by Best Western Focus, responded to this review
Thanks Tapio! I hope the journey home went well! Please come back again! Regards /Niclas
Great management. Best vibe out of all the hotels in Örnsköldsvik! Very friendly towards hikers. Great place to start/finish the High Coast Trail. Cafe UH just around the corner also...
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Great management. Best vibe out of all the hotels in Örnsköldsvik! Very friendly towards hikers. Great place to start/finish the High Coast Trail. Cafe UH just around the corner also very nice and open surprisingly late.
510706, Ägare at Sure Hotel by Best Western Focus, responded to this review
Thanks Bergs12! We try our best in every situation. Very warm welcome back! /Niclas